Elizabeth Banks to Star in "The Miniature Wife"

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I have peacock and have no problem making clips!

I don't have Peacock, but I have every intention of getting it for this show. As for making clips, this isn't like Gen V or any other scifi/fantasy shows where there might be a short scene. She's likely going to be shrunk for a vast majority of the series. The scant clips from Gen V, Charmed, Farscape, etc. are one thing, but I fear that longer stretches border on piracy, especially with Peacock being a subscription streaming service. I hate to be a Debbie Downer, but the last thing we want is for a major broadcast corporation to come down on us.

[eddiegiantman]

I feel like at that point, we'll post screenshots and just try not to post the links or if we do, it'll be a side google drive links shared privately.

[ROGU3_20]

I have peacock and have no problem making clips!

I don't have Peacock, but I have every intention of getting it for this show. As for making clips, this isn't like Gen V or any other scifi/fantasy shows where there might be a short scene. She's likely going to be shrunk for a vast majority of the series. The scant clips from Gen V, Charmed, Farscape, etc. are one thing, but I fear that longer stretches border on piracy, especially with Peacock being a subscription streaming service. I hate to be a Debbie Downer, but the last thing we want is for a major broadcast corporation to come down on us.

someone might need to rip it off a torrent file and compile the scenes where the wife is present (which is mostly every scene).

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I've been on a mission to compile all available information about the show including press releases (most are casting and distribution news), social media posts (the tagline "She's six inches tall. He's out of excuses." is brilliant), info from IMDB (the giant soda can is from someone on the set/construction crew's page), and the source material itself to get an idea what to expect visually and story-wise from the series. My apologies if this repeats other predictions/theories I've shared in other posts. Just trying to put them all down in one place.

1. The series is billed as a dark comedy. Let's face it, most SW content we've seen has either been of the sci-fi or magical adventure variety or the silly comedy variety--with notable exceptions like Gen V (who ever believed we'd see a SW wrapped around a penis onscreen like that?). The primary way to market a series like this to a mainstream audience is to lean into the ridiculousness of the premise. This series isn't being made specifically for us, so it's likely not going to be everything all members of this community would want it to be if we were the creators, but I still expect it to be unlike everything we've experienced because this won't be a one-off shrinking episode like we'd find from the sci-fi/fantasy shows (Farscape, Charmed, Sabrina, etc.), nor will the shrinkee be a supporting character (Gen V). She's the main titular character, so she will be shrunk for a majority of the series. Correct me if I'm wrong, but the last series devoted to people being stuck in a shrunken state for the near-entirety of the plot that I can think of is Dr. Shrinker!

2. The series is also billed as a marital drama. There's subtext in the original short story that their marriage was rocky before the incident, so I expect that to be kept intact. The casting of Elizabeth Banks and Matthew Macfayden is about as perfect as I could ever imagine it to be because they can balance the comedy with the drama. Their respective ages are 51 and 50, so the series will lean into middle-age marriage ennui. At that age, just about my own, I can imagine a myriad of reasons their marriage has gotten stale. They likely have put careers over each other and are now in the empty-nest phase of life with child(ren) at college or beyond. I'm still holding to my prediction that 19-year-old Sofia Rosinsky will be playing their daughter.

3. There's a deep supporting cast. The source material features only the narrating husband and the miniature wife, which is all you need for a 20-page short story. To expand to a limited series, more characters are needed. Though some may be friends of theirs, I expect most to be the husband's work colleagues. Consider the plot from the short story: The husband's job is in miniaturization tech, he shrinks the wife but doesn't know how to restore her, and she goes Lord of the Flies on his ass. With this expanded cast of coworkers, there's an added wrinkle of not only trying to find a way to restore her, but also not letting his coworkers know that it happened. That's going to build the comedy and the stakes of the story. If dramatic structure tells us anything, he's going to do everything he can to hide her, certain coworkers or neighbors or the daughter will get suspicious of her absence, and it will grow more farcical and tense as the story progresses. That interests me a lot!

4. It's been described as "weird" in that MediaPost article and "a darkly funny, visually striking drama" by Sony. Yeah, it'll be a little of both. As for the visuals, I'm expecting more practical oversized sets and props than CGI effects, only because of the type of show it is (comedy vs. sci-fi). I honestly don't see any reason there'll be a shrinking process scene because from a narrative standpoint, it's not necessary. Would I like one? Absolutely, but I'm being a realist. She'll likely be zapped or whatever, pass out in a fade to black, and then wake up in the dollhouse before she fully realizes what happened. Additionally, she spends a lot of time in the story in the dollhouse, which has been furnished with amenities and such miniaturized by the husband for her. A dollhouse is easy to film--you build a normal sized house set--so most scenes when she's inside won't be the "money shots" for us, even if they include real-world objects that are oversized to her. That doesn't speak "visually striking" to me, and it's honestly a waste of Elizabeth Banks's talent. I expect her to turn up in a variety of places. Maybe he brings her to work and stuffs her in his desk drawer (an idea I absolutely love). Maybe she ends up on the floor. Maybe daughter tries to care for her. Ultimately in the story, she escapes the dollhouse and creates a little encampment with the heads of insects on stakes, so maybe that appears too. Heck, in the story, the husband brings a cat home to catch her, so maybe that happens. So I expect a lot of practical effects but limited physical interaction. Building oversized sets are probably cheaper, easier, and quicker than relying on CGI. I hope I'm wrong on this one, but I'm also a realist.

5. A trailer was shown for advertisers at the upfronts a few weeks ago, which MediaPost described as "weird." Eventually, this trailer will likely be released, and we'll get a glimpse of the show. I don't want to build my hopes up too high, but I'm cautiously optimistic. A trailer is how long--60 seconds, 90, maybe 2 minutes? It's not going to show us everything. We do know from the MediaPost article that "the accidental shrinking takes place, and then mini-Elizabeth understandably berates her husband." Of course that has to be in the trailer, as that's the inciting incident of the plot. I would expect there'd also be some establishing footage of the state of their marriage before the incident, but most of the scenes showing her tiny will likely be limited to her inside the dollhouse. I only say this because they'd be the easiest to film and edit into a trailer in time for that event. Remember that the series started filming in January and is continuing through July. Anything that requires CGI is likely not completed yet so wouldn't be in the trailer. And since the trailer's objective is to entice viewers--and at the upfronts event, advertisers--the focus should naturally be on the premise and the chemistry between the leads. That's needed to get viewers who aren't us to watch a series like this.

6. No matter how well (or not) this captures our specific SW interests, it will be vastly different from every other SW show or movie we've seen. This isn't an adventure like Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, Dr. Shrinker, or Dr. Cyclops. This doesn't feature a superhero with size-changing powers like Gen V, Invincible, or Ant-Man and the Wasp. It's not B-grade sci-fi like Attack of the Puppet People, Land of the Giants, or Dollman vs. Demonic Toys. This isn't a children's tale with tiny people like Thumbelia, The Borrowers, or Epic. And it's certainly not the satire of consumerism that The Incredible Shrinking Woman was trying to be until the final act. It's a marital drama, which will likely be thematically rich given the acting chops of Elizabeth Banks and Matthew Macfayden, but more importantly, it will probably be the first mass media production that explores the long-term effects of dealing with being shrunk. I am hoping that this delves into stages of grief territory, not just about the marriage but about the loss of size. The MediaPost article indicates "mini-Elizabeth" displays anger, and over the course of this series, I'm expecting her to also convey denial, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. THAT'S something we've never seen, and I'm all in for it!

7. Oh, and Elizabeth Banks looks great. She's gonna be on our Mount Rushmore of SWs.

[Nropyub]

I've been on a mission…

Pretty much all of this is great.

Thank you for pointing this out. I know there is a vocal complaints department around here lately, but I think it’s because people are unrealistic.

Yeah, AI (internet plagiarism machines) can absolutely give you your tailor made videos and will only get better.

This is a fully funded, fully acted, scripted, produced series that will be presented to the mainstream.

It doesn’t exist to check all your boxes as a fetishist.

It’s a bonus that we can appreciate and looks to be at least one season of a beautiful tiny woman who is tackling her new reality with no end in sight.

Maybe I’m just old but I don’t think a lot of people know how good they got it here.

[MollySmalls]

7. Oh, and Elizabeth Banks looks great. She's gonna be on our Mount Rushmore of SWs.

Such a lovely read. Thanks for your perspectives and inputs. I love your viewpoint on the psychological, and emotional transformations that Elizabeth Banks’ character “Lindy” will undergo. She doesn’t just go from housewife, to decapitating insects and killing cats overnight (like in the book). She will definitely be pushed to that point. A way I see that happening is like you stated, she will be kept hidden from the world by Les (husband), especially when family or friends come by to check on her.

As far as the concrete data collected so far, reviews like “weird” and “visually stunning” are gifts in itself, especially labeling the content as weird. Which means the writers and directors probably stuck true to the original story which was provocative. And extending that out means more provoking content, that just so happens to be centered around a 5-6 inch shrunken wife.

As far as content goes, I agree that this is nothing like the SW community has ever experienced. An entire 14 season (confirmed) TV series with possibly season 2 in the works, with one of the most stunning women alive, Elizabeth Banks as the shrinkee.

The fact that there are stunt coordinators listed on the IMDB page, indicate that we could all be in for one hell of a ride with this series. I celebrate with you all, this is probably the greatest win the SW community will receive from mainstream.

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Such a lovely read. Thanks for your perspectives and inputs. I love your viewpoint on the psychological, and emotional transformations that Elizabeth Banks’ character “Lindy” will undergo. She doesn’t just go from housewife, to decapitating insects and killing cats overnight (like in the book). She will definitely be pushed to that point. A way I see that happening is like you stated, she will be kept hidden from the world by Les (husband), especially when family or friends come by to check on her.

As far as the concrete data collected so far, reviews like “weird” and “visually stunning” are gifts in itself, especially labeling the content as weird. Which means the writers and directors probably stuck true to the original story which was provocative. And extending that out means more provoking content, that just so happens to be centered around a 5-6 inch shrunken wife.

As far as content goes, I agree that this is nothing like the SW community has ever experienced. An entire 14 season (confirmed) TV series with possibly season 2 in the works, with one of the most stunning women alive, Elizabeth Banks as the shrinkee.

The fact that there are stunt coordinators listed on the IMDB page, indicate that we could all be in for one hell of a ride with this series. I celebrate with you all, this is probably the greatest win the SW community will receive from mainstream.

Thank you for your kind words and for adding some cool info. I missed the stunt coordinator listings. Makes me hopeful that little Lindy's gonna go some climbing!

I wouldn't put 100% stock in the 14 episodes. I found that on the IMDB page, split 13 episodes for season 1 and 1 (?) episode for season 2. The primary reason I don't fully trust it is that even though the IMDB page lists character names for some single- or double-episode cast members, it doesn't yet list Elizabeth Banks as Lindy or Matthew Macfayden as Les, even though those have been known for a long time!

[bobvan2]

She is on a show called better sister I'm just starting to watch she's smoking hot should be good.

[ensmallen]

Not show-related but here's Elizabeth Banks being Elizabeth Banks: https://web.facebook.com/reel/675060602091990/

For me at least, just the fact having someone as BIG as Elizabeth Banks in the role's maybe the biggest reason to get excited. We barely know about the wife pre-shrinking, the (unreliable narrator) husband makes her come across as just the little woman. But then the blurb on IMDb goes: A technological accident serves as a catalyst for Lindy and Les, a married couple, to re-evaluate their relationship's power dynamics, leading to a dramatic showdown as they vie for control in their marriage.

Obviously you can't "re-evaluate" who gets to call the shots if the husband's had all the power all along like the book implies. Hard to picture THE Elizabeth Banks signing up for such a passive role either, they've already done having The Incredible Shrinking Woman be this anonymous suburban housewife... really wasted Lily Tomlin there.

What if the show writers fill in the very obvious blanks and make the wife BE Elizabeth Banks? Maybe not a literal movie star but a success on a similar scale, someone at the top of her field, maybe even a public figure, who gives speeches like Elizabeth does, and the large supporting cast are mostly people from her backstory, colleagues, underlings, maybe even rivals, with all the baggage that implies?

Really enjoy the classic stories from the community about shrunken bosses so here's me hoping.

[rscholar]

Not show-related but here's Elizabeth Banks being Elizabeth Banks: https://web.facebook.com/reel/675060602091990/

For me at least, just the fact having someone as BIG as Elizabeth Banks in the role's maybe the biggest reason to get excited. We barely know about the wife pre-shrinking, the (unreliable narrator) husband makes her come across as just the little woman. But then the blurb on IMDb goes: A technological accident serves as a catalyst for Lindy and Les, a married couple, to re-evaluate their relationship's power dynamics, leading to a dramatic showdown as they vie for control in their marriage.

Obviously you can't "re-evaluate" who gets to call the shots if the husband's had all the power all along like the book implies. Hard to picture THE Elizabeth Banks signing up for such a passive role either, they've already done having The Incredible Shrinking Woman be this anonymous suburban housewife... really wasted Lily Tomlin there.

What if the show writers fill in the very obvious blanks and make the wife BE Elizabeth Banks? Maybe not a literal movie star but a success on a similar scale, someone at the top of her field, maybe even a public figure, who gives speeches like Elizabeth does, and the large supporting cast are mostly people from her backstory, colleagues, underlings, maybe even rivals, with all the baggage that implies?

Really enjoy the classic stories from the community about shrunken bosses so here's me hoping.

That's a good point and makes me wonder about how they could structure the power dynamics which leads to the accident. My initial impression was that Banks' character may be a housewife or have some kind of low stakes job while the husband is working at the company developing the shrinking tech; your point though makes me think there's a little more subtlety - he's employed at the shrink tech firm, but maybe he's lower on the totem pole as an assistant or gets overlooked for promotions while Banks could be a lawyer or businesswoman. Solid motivation - he's jealous, he snaps, she shrinks. My question would be if this whole incident is indeed kept secret or gets out somehow. If Banks is a big deal, her absence will be noticeable.

To your point though about the story, the narrator describes watching her while she sleeps in the dollhouse and marvels at how he in a way sculpted her so the things he didn't like about her appeared diminished, one of them being something like "the set in her jaw and her reproachful glare." Even with little backstory, she was seemingly unhappy often enough that it became a fixture in their interactions and he resents her for it.

More importantly perhaps could be Lindy's perspective pre and post shrinking - it's one thing if she's already the Little Woman and doesn't wield much power to begin with, her being shrunk will be weird but in a way not all that unusual. If she *is* a big deal and was more or less always in control, being shrunk and helpless is going to a wild change for her...and it's going to make for some *damn* good content.

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Obviously you can't "re-evaluate" who gets to call the shots if the husband's had all the power all along like the book implies. Hard to picture THE Elizabeth Banks signing up for such a passive role either, they've already done having The Incredible Shrinking Woman be this anonymous suburban housewife... really wasted Lily Tomlin there.

What if the show writers fill in the very obvious blanks and make the wife BE Elizabeth Banks? Maybe not a literal movie star but a success on a similar scale, someone at the top of her field, maybe even a public figure, who gives speeches like Elizabeth does, and the large supporting cast are mostly people from her backstory, colleagues, underlings, maybe even rivals, with all the baggage that implies?

More importantly perhaps could be Lindy's perspective pre and post shrinking - it's one thing if she's already the Little Woman and doesn't wield much power to begin with, her being shrunk will be weird but in a way not all that unusual. If she *is* a big deal and was more or less always in control, being shrunk and helpless is going to a wild change for her...and it's going to make for some *damn* good content.

The short story never really establishes the nature of the "accident" that causes the wife to shrink, but for purposes of the television series, let's operate under the assumption that it is indeed a fluke accident. After all, him deliberately shrinking her would be way too dark for a mainstream TV series billed as a comedy.

However, if we continue with the idea that prior to her shrinking, Lindy has a successful public-facing career, I can imagine a scenario where Les could have felt overshadowed or held back by that. That could be a big issue in their marriage. And while the shrinking may have been purely accidental, having her shrunk isn't just going to be a wild change for her, but her diminished presence casts a smaller shadow so he can feel in control now. In the 10-minute Snap Judgment podcast adaptation, he does say to her "Anyway, don't you think you could like it this way?" (transcript here)

This is so much fun trying to come up with what this show is going to be like because a lot of us have waited for a show that deals with shrinking in more than just a silly or adventurous way. This is going to have some real-world and real-relationship stakes. Heck, I think about my own SW novel Desperate Measures, where a husband and wife are having marital issues and a technological accident (caused by the wife's scientific work) shrinks her to 12" tall, while her team tries to find a way to restore her while keeping her condition a secret from others. If you've read it, you know they're not tonally the same, but there are some incidental similarities. At one point, she hides in a desk drawer at work, which I predict will happen to Lindy. A part of me feels like I've already written some of this series, while another part of me is imagining how I'd write the rest given the parameters of the source material and the exceptional casting choices, while another part of me wants to shut all that off and just enjoy it for what it will be.

I've got in my head a strong plot outline for the first episode, and I've come up with three possibilities for the series ending. I'm hesitant to post them publicly for the same reason a part of me wants to shut my mind off--so we can just enjoy it--but if anyone is interested in having a conversation about that, feel free to PM me.

God, this content is going to be awesome.

[eddiegiantman]

I've been on a mission

I mean this is basically Marriage Story meets Incredible Shrinking Woman and they picked the perfect woman to do it.

[Little Sally]

A part of me feels like I've already written some of this series, while another part of me is imagining how I'd write the rest given the parameters of the source material and the exceptional casting choices, while another part of me wants to shut all that off and just enjoy it for what it will be.

I've got in my head a strong plot outline for the first episode, and I've come up with three possibilities for the series ending. I'm hesitant to post them publicly for the same reason a part of me wants to shut my mind off--so we can just enjoy it--but if anyone is interested in having a conversation about that, feel free to PM me.

God, this content is going to be awesome.

If you were writing it I'd buy the series on DVD, no problem at all.

It's been really good reading your posts about it.

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I mean this is basically Marriage Story meets Incredible Shrinking Woman and they picked the perfect woman to do it.

With a little bit of The War of the Roses thrown in for fun!

And yes, Elizabeth Banks is absolutely perfect for this!

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If you were writing it I'd buy the series on DVD, no problem at all.

It's been really good reading your posts about it.

Aw, that's so sweet of you to say! Thanks so much!

I really need to write some new SW stories. Been focusing more on comics at ShrinkFan, most notably my Life Diminished series. That's about a husband and wife dealing with her shrinkage down to about a foot tall. I'm into some level of realism in how the characters deal with such an unreal situation, and I believe this upcoming show is going to give that.

[DocRick]

Wasn't there a scene in "The Incredible Shrinking Woman" when one of them suggested fooling around when Lily Tomlin was quite small? I believe the other one was repulsed by the idea. It's been a long time since I saw it, so I can't really remember. That movie suggested the struggles of a woman shrinking smaller and smaller but still trying to be "normal", but they made it comedic rather than drama.

[Beame]

If you were writing it I'd buy the series on DVD, no problem at all.

It's been really good reading your posts about it.

Aw, that's so sweet of you to say! Thanks so much!

I really need to write some new SW stories. Been focusing more on comics at ShrinkFan, most notably my Life Diminished series. That's about a husband and wife dealing with her shrinkage down to about a foot tall. I'm into some level of realism in how the characters deal with such an unreal situation, and I believe this upcoming show is going to give that.

Oh, wow, Life Diminished is you? It's so good. The waits between issues are torture. If I could will a shrinking woman movie into existence, it would be this story, and I don't even know how it ends yet.

[Delasole]

If you were writing it I'd buy the series on DVD, no problem at all.

It's been really good reading your posts about it.

Aw, that's so sweet of you to say! Thanks so much!

I really need to write some new SW stories. Been focusing more on comics at ShrinkFan, most notably my Life Diminished series. That's about a husband and wife dealing with her shrinkage down to about a foot tall. I'm into some level of realism in how the characters deal with such an unreal situation, and I believe this upcoming show is going to give that.

Oh, wow, Life Diminished is you? It's so good. The waits between issues are torture. If I could will a shrinking woman movie into existence, it would be this story, and I don't even know how it ends yet.

I love the Life Diminished series, too! It's the main reason I keep getting ShrinkFan memberships. Looking forward to the next issue when it comes out!

[Olo]

Wasn't there a scene in "The Incredible Shrinking Woman" when one of them suggested fooling around when Lily Tomlin was quite small? I believe the other one was repulsed by the idea. It's been a long time since I saw it, so I can't really remember. That movie suggested the struggles of a woman shrinking smaller and smaller but still trying to be "normal", but they made it comedic rather than drama.

The husband Vance (Charles Grodin) is complaining to his boss Dan (Ned Beatty) about how Pat's (Lily Tomlin) reduced size has impacted his domestic situation. After a laundry list of complaints, Vance concludes with "and our sex life! Don't even ask." Dan hurriedly shakes his head and replies, "I wasn't going to."

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Wasn't there a scene in "The Incredible Shrinking Woman" when one of them suggested fooling around when Lily Tomlin was quite small? I believe the other one was repulsed by the idea. It's been a long time since I saw it, so I can't really remember. That movie suggested the struggles of a woman shrinking smaller and smaller but still trying to be "normal", but they made it comedic rather than drama.

The husband Vance (Charles Grodin) is complaining to his boss Dan (Ned Beatty) about how Pat's (Lily Tomlin) reduced size has impacted his domestic situation. After a laundry list of complaints, Vance concludes with "and our sex life! Don't even ask." Dan hurriedly shakes his head and replies, "I wasn't going to."

And there are scenes of Vance reading a book titled "Marriage Without Sex." He's seen reading it alone, and on the night that he gives the lingerie to Pat and she climbs onto the bed, she walks by the book. So the topic of how they'd have sex was alluded to, but it never went beyond these moments. They should have consulted with us, as we'd have plenty of ideas for them, but the internet wasn't a public thing back then!

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As I've said, I've been on a mission to compile information about the show. I've also been making predictions about how the series might play out. I want to share that with everyone, but I want to respect everyone's option not to speculate if you'd rather go into the series with less information.

That being said, I put together a Google Doc of known information about the show and my predictions based on the following:
1. the original short story & narrated adaptation
2. press releases about the cast, directors, filming schedule, etc.
3. existing shrunken people movies/TV shows/books
4. discussions on this forum
5. my own writing experience & considering what I'd do.

If you'd like to discuss/debate any of my predictions, PM me rather than post potentially spoilery kind of things here. Let's respect that not everyone wants to speculate as much as I do, which I'll acknowledge is borderline obsessive (my wife, not into SW but accepting of who I am, is tired of hearing about it, and I can't say I blame her). Thanks!

[DocRick]

Wasn't there a scene in "The Incredible Shrinking Woman" when one of them suggested fooling around when Lily Tomlin was quite small? I believe the other one was repulsed by the idea. It's been a long time since I saw it, so I can't really remember. That movie suggested the struggles of a woman shrinking smaller and smaller but still trying to be "normal", but they made it comedic rather than drama.

The husband Vance (Charles Grodin) is complaining to his boss Dan (Ned Beatty) about how Pat's (Lily Tomlin) reduced size has impacted his domestic situation. After a laundry list of complaints, Vance concludes with "and our sex life! Don't even ask." Dan hurriedly shakes his head and replies, "I wasn't going to."

And there are scenes of Vance reading a book titled "Marriage Without Sex." He's seen reading it alone, and on the night that he gives the lingerie to Pat and she climbs onto the bed, she walks by the book. So the topic of how they'd have sex was alluded to, but it never went beyond these moments. They should have consulted with us, as we'd have plenty of ideas for them, but the internet wasn't a public thing back then!

I remembered something like that but I'm too lazy to watch it again to find it. Thanks. Green screen technology was too young to do anything good for a romantic scene, even if they left it PG.

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I remembered something like that but I'm too lazy to watch it again to find it. Thanks. Green screen technology was too young to do anything good for a romantic scene, even if they left it PG.

You're very welcome! That implied romantic encounter scene is my FAVORITE in the entire movie. She's Barbie-sized, wearing the lingerie, and she enters the bedroom. She gets to the bed and sees how high up it is for her and almost gives up hope, but she climbs up anyway--phenomenal practical effects; that set is immense and believable. Then she walks along the mattress past the book, which works not only to punch the point of how small she is (great prop design), but also the subtext of its title "Marriage Without Sex" reminding the viewer what Vance and Pat have been living without (they were very frisky at the start of the movie). It's also a nice implication to us that maybe they've tried. Then she crawls onto the pillow, and Vance is there (rear projection, likely). She beckons him, but when he turns toward her, he trampolines her off the bed and onto the skateboard.

The skateboard scene is kinda silly, but the scene after, where she goes back into the dollhouse and falls asleep snuggling the Ken doll, only to wake up having shrunk some more is AMAZING! I wish they had held that shot in the dollhouse longer and showed a more sustained reaction to her smaller stature. Waking up smaller than the night before should instill panic, and they just didn't go there. Even the voice-over narration--"I awoke the next morning to find I was shrinking again."--is kinda bland.

Maybe--and I think it's a longshot given the source material--but maybe there'll be a similar implied intimacy moment between Les and Lindy in The Miniature Wife. Would love to see something like it with Elizabeth Banks instead of Lily Tomlin. Not only would Elizabeth Banks look great doing it, but she'd act the hell out of it. Maybe there's a scene where she tries to seduce him to get something she wants. A 6-inch Elizabeth Banks climbing on me while I'm in bed would definitely work wonders on me!

[DocRick]

It was technically a kid's movie so they couldn't be graphic, but at least she could have disappeared under the sheets then the next scene showing them smoking cigarettes........

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Not sure how I missed this detail before, or maybe it's a recent update, but on the page for the show on the Peacock website, the poster for the show gives top billing to Elizabeth Banks (obviously!), then Matthew Macfayden, and then Zoe Lister-Jones.

The actress is 42 years old, known for the series Life in Pieces, and is listed as a main role in The Miniature Wife on her Wikipedia page. Being third-billed in a relationship drama between a married couple definitely means something. I've updated my series compendium, predicting that she’s likely either someone significant to Lindy (best friend, sister, agent, rival), to Les (project supervisor/boss, affair partner, rival who wants the miniaturization tech), or to both (their couples counselor or divorce lawyer/mediator).

And in other news, filming is scheduled through July 8. That's less than three weeks away.